Media Studies, Minor
The Media Studies Minor (15 credits total) is designed for students who want to develop their knowledge of how media shapes our identity, culture, and society. It includes a study of a wide range of media from various theoretical, historical, and creative approaches. The minor involves one required course, “Contemporary Media Theory,” four electives, and a qualifying paper/project. You may declare the minor at any point; courses already taken can be counted.
Minor Coordinator
Paul Haacke
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HMS-440C | Contemporary Media Theory | 3 |
| Select 12 credits of the following: | 12 | |
| Games/Simulation/Performance Politics | ||
| Topics in Horror and Monstrosity | ||
| Detective Fiction | ||
| Future Worlds and Other Science Fictions | ||
| Psychoanalysis and Film | ||
| Poetry Across Media | ||
| Women in International Cinema | ||
| Intensive Film Theory (3 Credits) | ||
| Postcoloniality and Aesthetics | ||
| Weimar Film and Culture: Modernity as Catastrophe | ||
| Mass Media and Society | ||
| Cinema and New Media | ||
| The Documentary Image | ||
| SPT: Cinema and Media Studies | ||
| Japanese Cinema: Gender/Postwar Society | ||
| SPT: European Cinema and Media | ||
| Special Topics in Music and Sound Studies | ||
| Poetry Across Media | ||
| Photography/American Literature/Culture | ||
| Cultural Studies (3 Credits) | ||
| Feminist Film and Film Theory | ||
| Analyzing Race, Seeing Whiteness | ||
| Representing Difference | ||
| Special Topics in Critical Race Studies | ||
| Cinema and the Modern City | ||
| Special Topics in Cinema and Media Studies | ||
| Global Cinema | ||
| Race, Gender, Internet | ||
| Culture & Copyright | ||
| Topics in Music: Electro-Acoustic Music | ||
| The Contemporary Artist Book | ||
| Total Credits | 15 | |